Senate Bill S8072

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the scope of the work an athletic trainer is authorized to perform

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Current Bill Status - Signed by Governor

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S8072 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8511
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §8351, Ed L (as proposed in S.942-A & A.219-A)

2023-S8072 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the scope of the work an athletic trainer is authorized to perform.

2023-S8072 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8072 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8072
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the scope of the  work
   an athletic trainer is authorized to perform
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 8351  of  the  education  law,  as
 amended  by  a  chapter  of  the laws of 2023 amending the education law
 relating to requiring licensure of athletic  trainers,  as  proposed  in
 legislative  bills  numbers S. 942-A and A. 219-A, is amended to read as
 follows:
   4. The scope of work described  [herein  shall  not  be  construed  as
 authorizing  the  management  and  treatment  of  neurological injuries,
 conditions, or diseases, except for initial  evaluation  and  triage  of
 emergent neurological conditions] IN THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED
 AS  AUTHORIZING  THE  MANAGEMENT  AND  TREATMENT  OF ACUTE, SUBACUTE, OR
 CHRONIC  NEUROLOGICAL  PATHOLOGIES  AND  COMORBIDITIES  OR  NEUROLOGICAL
 DISEASE  PROCESSES.  ATHLETIC  TRAINERS MAY, HOWEVER, PERFORM AN INITIAL
 EVALUATION AND TRIAGE OF EMERGENT NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS SUCH AS POTEN-
 TIAL CONCUSSIONS, SPINAL CORD INJURIES OR  NERVE  INJURIES  THAT  RESULT
 FROM  ENGAGEMENT  IN  ATHLETIC  ACTIVITY, AND FOLLOWING THE INDIVIDUAL'S
 CLEARANCE BY THE SUPERVISING PHYSICIAN, THE ATHLETIC  TRAINER  MAY  WORK
 WITH THE INDIVIDUAL PURSUANT TO THE SIGNED WRITTEN AGREEMENT OR PROTOCOL
 TO  MANAGE,  MONITOR AND TREAT CONCUSSIONS AND PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES
 IN SUCH SETTINGS AS PART OF THE REHABILITATION  TO  RETURN  TO  ATHLETIC
 ACTIVITY SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
   §  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
 manner as a chapter of the laws  of  2023  amending  the  education  law
 relating  to  requiring  licensure  of athletic trainers, as proposed in
 legislative bills numbers S. 942-A and A. 219-A, takes effect.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02032-12-4

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